Nominees for the 2022 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have been announced, Brand Spur Nigeria reports.
The nominees were announced by the duo of popular Nollywood actors, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim-Effiong via a broadcast on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
The eight-day event will commence with an Opening Night on Saturday, May 7 and will be followed by the first-ever AMVCA runway show in partnership with Bella Naija Style on Sunday, May 8.
Below are the 2022 AMVCA categories and nominees:
AMVCA 2022 Short film category
Fractured – Abimbola Craig
Ounje Ale – Ozor Uche
Koro – Nicholas Nartey
Kiitan – Korede Olayinka
Dices – Sandra Tetteh
I am the prostitute – Taiwo Ogunnimo
Something about zee – Mary uyoh
‘Best Supporting Actress’ (Movie/TV Series)
Bisola Aiyeola – Sugar Rush
Mercy Johnson – The New Normal
Clarion Chukwurah – Amina
Mumbi Maina – La Femme Anjola
Enado Odigie – The New Normal
Omowunmi Dada – Country Hard
Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha – Omo Ghetto
‘Best Supporting Actor’ (Movie/TV Series)
Bucci Franklin — RATTLESNAKE
Eric Roberts — A SOLDIER’S STORY
Magaji Mijinyawa —AMINA
Odunlade Adekola — JANKARIWO
Tope Tedela — COUNTRY HARD
Yemi Blaq — THE NEW NORMAL
Best Actress In A Comedy
Bimbo Ademoye — BREADED LIFE
Bisola Aiyeola — DWINDLE
Funke Akindele — OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA)
Nancy Isime — KAMBILI – THE WHOLE 30 YARDS
Nse Nkpe Etim — QUAMS MONEY
Sarah Hassan — JUST IN TIME
Best Actor In A Comedy
Broda Shaggi/Samuel Perry — DWINDLE
Deyemi Okanlawon —OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA)
Femi Adebayo — PROGRESSIVE TAILORS CLUB
Gideon Okeke — LOVING RONA
Shawn Faqua — SOOLE
Timini Egbuson —PONZI
Williams Uchemba —DEAR AFFY
Best Actress In A Drama
Asabe Madaki — VOICELESS
Bisola Aiyeola — THIS LADY CALLED LIFE
Genoveva Umeh — A TUNE AWAY
Kehinde Bankole — DEAR AFFY
Meg Otanwa — FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI
Nancy Isime — SUPERSTAR
Osas Ighodaro — RATTLESNAKE – THE AHANNA STORY
Best Actor in Drama
Eyinna Nwigwe — DEAR AFFY
Femi Jacobs — INTRODUCING THE KUJUS
Gabriel Afolayan — FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI
Stan Nze — RATTLESNAKE
Timini Egbuson — INTRODUCING THE KUJUS
Uzee Usman — VOICELESS
Best Writer Nominees
Tunde Babalola (La Femme Anjola)
Toluwani Obayan, Kayode Kasum (This Lady Called Life)
Tunray Femi, Damilola E. Orimogunje (For Maria Ebun Pataki)
Chigozirim Nwanegbo (One Lagos Night) Manie Oiseomaye, Donald Tombia, Biodun Stephen (Introducing the Kujus)
Frank Chinedu Uba (Amina)
Abosi Ogba, Sally Kenneth Dadzie, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Olawale Adetula, Belinda Yanga Agedah (Little Black Book)
Best Documentary
Taiwo Adeyemi (Road2Blow)
Femi Odugbemi (Unmasked: Leadership, Trust and the COVID19 Pandemic in Nigeria)
Eugene Mbugua ;This Love)
Allen Onyige (Sunset in Makoko)
Saitabao Kaiyare, Mumo Liku Elena Schilling, Daniela Fritz, Ann Katrina Boberg (If Objects Could Speak)
Lawrence Adejumo (Streets of Lagos: Dear Little People)
Best Cinematographer
Muhammed Attah Ahmed (Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story)
James Amuta (Collision Course)
Peter Kreil, Wale Adebayo, Samuel Jonathan, Moruf Fadaro (Amina)
Samuel Jonathan, Moruf Fadaro (The Mystic River)
John Njaga Demps (Nneka The Pretty Serpent)
Victoria Mbogo (Just in Time)
Best Online Content Creator
Mr Macaroni
Tee Kuro
Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori
Oga Sabinus
Jacqueline Suowari
Eden Victor
Elozonam
Best Lighting Design
Stanley Idegbu Okechukwu (Amina)
Yemi Awoponle (The Mystic River)
Mathew Yusuf (Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story)
Jaco Strauss (The White Line)
Godwin Lawani (Light In The Dark)
Mathew Yusuf (Nneka The Pretty Serpent)
Fei Mustafa (Dear Affy)
Best Makeup
Gift Ameh (Voiceless)
Dagogo Diminas, Gabriel Okorie Gabazzini (Amina)
Balogun Abiodun (Omo Ghetto: The Saga)
Ugochinyere Ihendi (Nneka The Pretty Serpent)
Carina Ojoko (Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story)
Adewunmi Fatai, Ayobami Abolarin – Peregun
Abiola Popoola (La Femme Anjola)
Best Costume Designer
Titi Aina Raji (Voiceless)
Millicent T. Jack (Amina)
Isoken Ogiemwonyi (The Smart Money Woman)
Funke Akindele Bello (Omo Ghetto: The Saga)
Obijie Oru (The Mystic River)
Yolanda Okereke (La Femme Anjola)
Yoanna “Pepper” Chikezie (Nneka The Pretty Serpent)
Best Indigenous Language – Swahili
Dennis Humphrey And Bernard Kahindi — JARAMANDIA
Freddy Feruzi — OBAMBO
Omar Hamza Hassan — RISHAI
Best Indigenous Language – Yoruba
Bukunmi Oluwasina — JANKARIWO
David Akande, Demola Yusuf And Edgard Leroy — ALAISE
Olamide Akinmolayan — BALOKUN
Olapeju Wahab — IJOLEWA
Samuel Oniyitan — ABEKE
Wunmi Ajiboye — ARODAN
Best Indigenous Language – Hausa
Abdulkadir Nuhu Aminu — TSANGAYAR ASALI
Abubakar Bashir Maishadda — SARKI GOMA ZAMANI GOMA
Abubakar Bashir Maishadda — BANA BAKWAI
Diane Russet And Ayo Newo — BAYI
Rogers Ofime — VOICELESS
Best Indigenous Language – Igbo
Oma Nnadi —UDENE
Uche Nnanna Maduka — NNE-KA
Victor Iyke — UHURUCHI (SUNSET)
Victor Onwudiwe And Ugomma Onwe — ECHEZONA
Best Movie (Southern Africa)
Hairareb – Dantagos Jimmy-Melani
Black Dollar – David Kazadi
Paul S. Wilo – Maria Kristu
Veza The Unfolding – Dumie Manyathela
Best Movie (East Africa)
The Girl In The Yellow Jumper – Morocco Omari
A Grand Little Lie – Denise Kibisu Ngubuini
My Husband’s Wife – Ndagire Mariam
Just In Time – Sarah Hassan, Dolapo Adeleke
Ugonwa Wa Kifo – Raphael Emmanuel
Beautiful Ashes – Ayeny T. Steve
Best Movie W/Africa
Tainted Canvas – Orwi Manny Ameh
Collision Course – Bolanle Austen-Peters, Joseph Umoibom
Amina – Okey Ogunjiofor
Rattlesnake – Chris Odeh
Omo Ghetto – Funke Akindele Bello, JJC Skillz
Breaded Life – Biodun Stephen, Tara Ajibulu
Nneka TPS -Chris Odeh
Best Art Director
Ediri Okwa – The Smart Money Woman
Pat Nebo – Rattlesnake
Mayowa Labiran – The Mystic River
Tunji Afolayan – Amina
Chima Adighije – One Lagos Night
Chris Udomi – Day of Destiny
Best Picture Editor
Rogers Ofime – Voiceless
Dolapo Adeleke – Just In Time
JJC Skillz, Adeyemi Shomade, Valentine Chukwuma – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Tester Bassey, Abiodun Okunola, Moses Inwang – Lockdown
Moses Inwang – Bad Comments
Tunde Apalowo – For Maria Ebun Pataki
Tega Salubi – Collision Course
Best Costume Designer
Funke Akindele Bello — OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA)
Isoken Ogiemwonyi — THE SMART MONEY WOMAN
Millicent T. Jack — AMINA
Obijie Oru — THE MYSTIC RIVER
Titi Aina Raji — VOICELESS
Yoanna ‘Pepper’ Chikezie —NNEKA THE PRETTY SERPENT
Yolanda Okereke — LA FEMME ANJOLA
Best TV Series (Drama or Comedy)
The Mystic River – Rogers Ofime
The Smart Money Woman – Arese Ugwu, Isoken Ogiemwonyi, Lala Akindoju, Akintunde Marine Marinho
Rumour Has It (S3) – Vincent Nwachukwu Little Black Book – Olawale Adetula
My Name Is A-Zed – Olawale Adetula
Butuku – Nwaka Nakweti
Jenifa’s Diary – Funke Akindele Bello
Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series
The Johnsons – Roger Ofime
My Flatmates – Bright Okpocha, Solomon Adekunle
My Siblings and I – Funke Akindele Bello, JKC Skillz
Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series
Movement: Japa – Femi Odugbemi
Riona – James Omokwe
Unmarried – Uche Ikejimba
Dilemma – Uche Ikejimba
Venge – Tosin Igho, Rogba Arimoro
Eve – Winifred Nwokedi
Enakhe – Victor Sanchez Aghahowa
Rishante – Dimbo Atiya
Best Sound Editor
Jim Lively, James Nelson – Amina
Bayo Adepetun, Biola “Lala” Olayinka – Prophetess
Puffy Tee – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Tom Koroluk – For Maria Ebun Pataki
Habib Adebayo Olaore – Nneka The Pretty Serpent
Hassan Mageye – Tinka’s Story
Best Soundtrack
Larry Gaaga – Rattlesnake
Collision Course
Boumeester Lindsay Kagwe Mungai – Just In Time
Dabs Agwom – Amina
Pascal Aka Raquel – Gold Coast Lounge
Awele Mekwunye Bizzouch – Light In The Dark
Michael Pulse, Ponti Dikuua – The White Line
Best Multichoice Talent Factory
Bride Untangled by Abisola Aboaba
Engaito by Daisy Masembe
Nyau by Masuzyo Mwale, Cosmas Ngandwe, Abel Ngoma and Edward Sakala
Rebirth by Brian Ontiri
Oko K3 Akueteh by Christine Boateng and Eric Okyerefo
Best Director (Movie)
Mildred Okwo – La Femme Anjola
Izu Ojukwu – Amina
Ramsey Nouah – Rattlesnake
Bolanle Austen-Peters – Collision Course
Robert O. Peters – Voiceless
Ekene Som Mekwunye – Light in the Dark
Tiencepay Lawal, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja – Namaste Wahala
Best Overall Movie
Amina – Izu Ojukwu, Okey Ogunjiofor
Voiceless – Robert O. Peters, Rogers Ofime
Rattlesnake – Ramsey Nouah, Chris Odeh
Collision Course – Bolanle Austen-Peters
Omo Ghetto – Funke Akindele Bello, JJC Skillz Nneka The Pretty Serpent – Tosin Igho, Chris Odeh
La Femme Anjola – Mildred Okwo, Rita Dominic
Just In Time – Dolapo Adelek, Sarah Hassan
